Alex Hoehn-Saric
@hoehnsariccpsc.bsky.social
Commissioner and former Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Removed by President Trump and suing to be reinstated. Posts, re-posts, following, links are not endorsements. He/Him
Portable Solar!
Excited about the technology and glad that Underwriters Laboratories is working on a safety standard. Hopefully, it will move quickly.
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Excited about the technology and glad that Underwriters Laboratories is working on a safety standard. Hopefully, it will move quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Column | Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you.
Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Portable Solar!
Excited about the technology and glad that Underwriters Laboratories is working on a safety standard. Hopefully, it will move quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Excited about the technology and glad that Underwriters Laboratories is working on a safety standard. Hopefully, it will move quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
@cpsc.gov ensures that medications are sold in child safe packaging so that kids don't accidently swallow them. Store your iocane powder (and other meds) safely. Hat tip to Comic Con 2025.
July 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@cpsc.gov ensures that medications are sold in child safe packaging so that kids don't accidently swallow them. Store your iocane powder (and other meds) safely. Hat tip to Comic Con 2025.
I am disappointed in the Supreme Court decision that has stayed the lower court decision and resulted in the removal of my Democratic colleagues and me from our seats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
July 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I am disappointed in the Supreme Court decision that has stayed the lower court decision and resulted in the removal of my Democratic colleagues and me from our seats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Water beads are a hidden danger in homes that can result in severe injuries and even death if swallowed by an infant. So small that they are easy to lose on the floor when older kids or adults use with them, only to be found later and swallowed by a crawling baby.
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Water beads pose huge safety risk for kids, CPSC says, after 7,000 ER injuries reported
The CPSC is issuing a warning over water beads for kids. They are calling on 2 companies to issue recalls and 7,000 injuries have been reported.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Water beads are a hidden danger in homes that can result in severe injuries and even death if swallowed by an infant. So small that they are easy to lose on the floor when older kids or adults use with them, only to be found later and swallowed by a crawling baby.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
With swim season in full swing, make sure you are following the safety steps in this video. Many drownings occur in backyard pools. Be a good neighbor and make sure your pool is surround by a fence at least 4-feet tall even, if you don't have kids.
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CPSC - "Pool Safely" :60 (English)
YouTube video by Pool Safely
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July 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
With swim season in full swing, make sure you are following the safety steps in this video. Many drownings occur in backyard pools. Be a good neighbor and make sure your pool is surround by a fence at least 4-feet tall even, if you don't have kids.
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Sadly, deaths and injuries from button cell battery ingestions happen far too often.
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Parents prepared to say goodbye after toddler swallows button battery
Kasey Allen, 32, a photographer from Louisiana, told Newsweek: "My son almost died in a freak accident."
www.newsweek.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Sadly, deaths and injuries from button cell battery ingestions happen far too often.
www.newsweek.com/toddler-almo...
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To improve product safety @cpsc.gov needs to hear from the public about what we do well, how we can improve and what we should be focused on. Unnecessarily delaying our Priorities Hearing undermines CPSC's ability to advance our safety mission.
See my statement:
www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
See my statement:
www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
Statement of Commissioner Hoehn-Saric Regarding Acting Chairman Feldman’s Unilateral Delay of the CPSC Priorities Hearing
Statement of Commissioner Hoehn-Saric Regarding Acting Chairman Feldman’s Unilateral Delay of the CPSC Priorities Hearing
www.cpsc.gov
July 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
To improve product safety @cpsc.gov needs to hear from the public about what we do well, how we can improve and what we should be focused on. Unnecessarily delaying our Priorities Hearing undermines CPSC's ability to advance our safety mission.
See my statement:
www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
See my statement:
www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
This summer, have fun on your bike and scooter but always remember to wear a helmet and other safety gear. If you need a reminder, listen to this from your friends at the @cpsc.gov.
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Protect Ya Noggin' - We're Safety Now Haven't We
YouTube video by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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July 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This summer, have fun on your bike and scooter but always remember to wear a helmet and other safety gear. If you need a reminder, listen to this from your friends at the @cpsc.gov.
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From two years ago, but fireworks safety is just as important today. Most of the fireworks injuries we see happen in the days leading up to and after the 4th of July. Enjoy the day but be safe and avoid the emergency room.
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Exploding Mannequins Show the Need for Fireworks Safety
YouTube video by Inside Edition
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July 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From two years ago, but fireworks safety is just as important today. Most of the fireworks injuries we see happen in the days leading up to and after the 4th of July. Enjoy the day but be safe and avoid the emergency room.
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Happy Pride Month!
June 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Happy Pride Month!
Thank you @schakowsky.house.gov for your unwavering support for consumers and for @cpsc.gov.
Americans depend on the @cpsc.gov to keep dangerous products away from our families - especially our kids.
Yet, the Trump Administration’s budget request proposes to eliminate the agency.
Our country needs and deserves a strong, independent consumer watchdog. Lives are at stake.
Yet, the Trump Administration’s budget request proposes to eliminate the agency.
Our country needs and deserves a strong, independent consumer watchdog. Lives are at stake.
thehill.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thank you @schakowsky.house.gov for your unwavering support for consumers and for @cpsc.gov.
Now is the time to support CPSC staff not to reduce their numbers, which ultimately jeopardizes our safety mission and increases product safety risks to the public. That is why I voted to stop unauthorized RIFs. See my statement: cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
Statement of Commissioner Hoehn-Saric on Reductions in Force at the CPSC
Statement of Commissioner Hoehn-Saric on Reductions in Force at the CPSC
cpsc.gov
June 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Now is the time to support CPSC staff not to reduce their numbers, which ultimately jeopardizes our safety mission and increases product safety risks to the public. That is why I voted to stop unauthorized RIFs. See my statement: cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
Last month, in what may be a first for an independent federal agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission submitted a budget request to Congress proposing its own elimination. My op-ed in The Hill talks about the devastating impact this change would have on consumer protection.
thehill.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Last month, in what may be a first for an independent federal agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission submitted a budget request to Congress proposing its own elimination. My op-ed in The Hill talks about the devastating impact this change would have on consumer protection.
The unlawful removal of duly appointed commissioners undermines public safety and the rule of law. This suit is necessary to support the integrity of the CPSC’s work and its independence.
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Trump Firing Consumer Product Safety Commissioners Was Unlawful - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges President Donald…
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May 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The unlawful removal of duly appointed commissioners undermines public safety and the rule of law. This suit is necessary to support the integrity of the CPSC’s work and its independence.
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President Trump is attempting to illegally remove me from the CPSC. See my statement. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lad9e...
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May 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
President Trump is attempting to illegally remove me from the CPSC. See my statement. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lad9e...
A reminder for Throw-back Thursday, don’t take safety advice from just anyone. Look to @USCPC for safety guidance, not Irwin Mainway. And stay away from his Bag o’ Glass! www.youtube.com/watch?v=veMi...
Consumer Probe: Irwin Mainway - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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May 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A reminder for Throw-back Thursday, don’t take safety advice from just anyone. Look to @USCPC for safety guidance, not Irwin Mainway. And stay away from his Bag o’ Glass! www.youtube.com/watch?v=veMi...
On Public Service Recognition Week, I want to recognize all of the @USCPSC staff who work tirelessly on behalf of the mission. Your work saves lives. Thank you.
May 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
On Public Service Recognition Week, I want to recognize all of the @USCPSC staff who work tirelessly on behalf of the mission. Your work saves lives. Thank you.
Thank you Trista Hamsmith, Brett Horn, and Linda Kaiser, for your tireless advocacy on product safety. You turned your personal tragedy into activism and have saved lives as a result. Thank you for sharing your stories and for your support of the work of @USCPSC
Draft federal budget proposes to ELIMINATE the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This small agency with a big mission protects all Americans from dangerous household products. Protect the CPSC. It protects you and your family.
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thank you Trista Hamsmith, Brett Horn, and Linda Kaiser, for your tireless advocacy on product safety. You turned your personal tragedy into activism and have saved lives as a result. Thank you for sharing your stories and for your support of the work of @USCPSC
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on lithium-ion battery safety was approved and will be available for public comment soon. See my statement here: cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
April 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on lithium-ion battery safety was approved and will be available for public comment soon. See my statement here: cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/C...
The CPSC is considering our draft proposed rule to set safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products at 10 am ET today. Register to watch it live: cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Pub...
Last month in California, three people died in a house fire ignited by a lithium-ion battery in an e-bike. The victims included a great-grandmother, a grandmother, and a six-year-old girl who left behind her twin sister.
April 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The CPSC is considering our draft proposed rule to set safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products at 10 am ET today. Register to watch it live: cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Pub...
Another week, another bunch of violative products found on online marketplaces.
April 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Another week, another bunch of violative products found on online marketplaces.
Last month in California, three people died in a house fire ignited by a lithium-ion battery in an e-bike. The victims included a great-grandmother, a grandmother, and a six-year-old girl who left behind her twin sister.
April 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Last month in California, three people died in a house fire ignited by a lithium-ion battery in an e-bike. The victims included a great-grandmother, a grandmother, and a six-year-old girl who left behind her twin sister.
It’s playground safety week at CPSC. One often overlooked hazard: the large rolling gates that can be installed next to playgrounds and schools.
April 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It’s playground safety week at CPSC. One often overlooked hazard: the large rolling gates that can be installed next to playgrounds and schools.
Congress passed the STURDY Act in 2022 to prevent the hazards that arise when dressers tip over and yet online marketplaces continue to host sellers that offer dressers that don’t comply with the law. They should stop sellers from listing violative products! cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
GIKPAL Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violations of Federal Regulation for Clothing Storage Units; Sold Exclusively on Walmart.com by ON...
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers if they are not properly anchored to a wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. Contact ONME Direct for instructions to...
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April 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Congress passed the STURDY Act in 2022 to prevent the hazards that arise when dressers tip over and yet online marketplaces continue to host sellers that offer dressers that don’t comply with the law. They should stop sellers from listing violative products! cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
Here is another example of a product that violates the Safe Sleep for Babies Act. These are crib bumpers sold on Shein. Online marketplaces need to do more to prevent violative products from being listed on their sites.
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Love Our Home Braided Crib Bumpers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Suffocation Hazard; Violation of Federal Ban on Crib Bumpers; Sold Exclusively on Shein.com by Love Our Home
Consumers should immediately stop using and remove the recalled crib bumpers from the crib. To receive a full refund, consumers should cut the crib bumper in half, take a photo of it, and email the ph...
cpsc.gov
April 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here is another example of a product that violates the Safe Sleep for Babies Act. These are crib bumpers sold on Shein. Online marketplaces need to do more to prevent violative products from being listed on their sites.
cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...